Australia Bike Tour Day 58: The Boredom
Reading Time: 3 minutes “Really boring.” When people ask me how this ride has been (or, as I anticipate, when people ask me how it was), this is what…
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Australia Bike Tour Day 56: My First Fall
Reading Time: 3 minutes Fifty-five days and 2,290 miles (3,685 km) without serious incident – my bicycle trip across Australia appears to be going smashingly. That is, until today;…
Australia Bike Tour Day 55: Night Riding
Reading Time: 3 minutes “OH MAH GAWD! Riding your bike at night is so dangerous!” This is the most common reaction people have when I tell them I’ve started…
Australia Bike Tour Day 54: It’s So Hot
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Outback is not a very hospitable place for bicyclists (mostly thanks to the flies and wind), and you can be assured that I would…
Australia Bike Tour Day 50: Broken Spoke
Reading Time: 5 minutes Over the course of this ride I’ve developed and refined my routines for making and breaking camp. From half awake inside my sleeping bag to…
Australia Bike Tour Day 41: The Rain
Reading Time: 4 minutes I should just learn to embrace the rain. When you think about it, rain is pretty mind blowing (as is the rest of nature). Here…
Australia Bike Tour Day 37: Road Trains
Reading Time: 3 minutes Australia’s Outback isn’t the most populated of places. With a population density of 0.015 inhabitants per km², you’re more likely to encounter a troop of…
Australia Bike Tour Day 35: Where Are The Animals?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Hey Australians! Do you know what comes to mind when people outside Australia think about your country? As someone not from Australia who has thought…
Australia Bike Tour Day 32: Headwind
Reading Time: 3 minutes I’ve had my differences with the wind before, but the amount of frustration this large-scale flow of gases has caused me since setting out on…
Australia Bike Tour Day 30: Last Call For Water
Reading Time: 3 minutes After a homemade breakfast prepared by my new friends the Grey Nomads, I set out into what looks unmistakably like rain. And now it’s raining….
Australia Bike Tour Day 11: Nerve Damage
Reading Time: 3 minutes Two days ago I left my gloves on top of my front pannier bag when I went into a grocery store to recover my lost…
Australia Bike Tour Day 10: Puncture City
Reading Time: 3 minutes Just a few days after my first flat, things are spiraling out of control. I wake up with high spirits in the sleepy little town…